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State Health Notes
December 2005 Issues
Volume 26, Number 458: December 12, 2005
Cover Story - Year-End Roundup: Legislators Tackle Key Health Issues
Legislators and other experts came together at NCSL’s Fall Forum in Chicago, Illinois, to discuss everything from workforce shortages to substance abuse prevention. SHN interviewed three legislators to learn more about their strategies for dealing with health-care issues.
Graphically Speaking - Drugs, Alcohol Most Common Factors in Preventable Child Deaths
Drugs and alcohol use contributed to more preventable childhood deaths in Arizona than did any other risk factor, according to a new report.
Highlights
KS Task Force...Medicaid Rx costs...Smoking prevention...ME abstains...IL goes public...Consumer-directed care...Part-time workers
FYI - Insuring Kids: Case Managers Prove Effective
A groundbreaking study finds that community-based case managers are much more effective in enrolling low-income kids in Medicaid and SCHIP than are traditional outreach methods.
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